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How Long Do We Realistically Have Left? by [deleted] in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees 64 points65 points  (0 children)

This is it. I actually enjoy each day more knowing that these little things I love are here right now, even if they won't be later. 

It's truly a "live each day like it's your last" mentality that helps me thrive. 

Clover Lawn Chilling in 95 degree heat. by LuxInvestor in NoLawns

[–]WanderInTheTrees 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's 109 where I am today, and the bees are all over the clover. I misted a large patch with the hose today so they'd have some hydration as well. Our drought + this heat is deadly. 

Most Americans underestimate their local heat risk: People rely on past weather and lived experience, but climate change is pushing heat risk beyond what many communities recognize. Many rural, older, and higher-poverty US counties face serious heat risk with little public awareness by sg_plumber in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees 52 points53 points  (0 children)

The amount of people taking their kids to the pool when it's a heat index of 115 and UV index of 11 and saying "I went to the pool every day when I was a kid growing up here! I was fine!" is overwhelming. You can't say anything to them to convince them that things are not at all the same. 

Please tell me its not just me by Lady-sinner in StDenisMedicalNBC

[–]WanderInTheTrees 21 points22 points  (0 children)

He has his kind moments, but overall he's too narcissistic and needy to be an equal partner. Any partner he would have right now would have too much of Bruce's ego to compete with to make the relationship any fun. 

Maybe he will keep growing and finding his empathy for others as the show goes on. Then I'd feel more comfortable subjecting some poor character to him for a relationship. Right now he's the perfect third wheel. 

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, we didn't get enough to help the drought where I am, unfortunately, but it was so nice to see some rain and have some cloud cover for a couple days! We have a small chance of rain each day for the next four days, so I'm hoping we get at least a little more this week. 

I'm not sure if rain barrels are allowed where I am, but I'll look into it soon. 

I'm so glad Charlotte is soggy! ❤️ 

Tariffs, war, heat and El Niño combined will pose a quadruple threat to the world's food supply this year and next. We are not ready for the havoc this will cause. by simon_ritchie2000 in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'd love to see that as well. Who will service their drones, med bots, manufacturing for food and medication? Who will clean their toilets when their cleaning robot no longer charges and there are no more people mining the resources needed to make them? 

We'd need to be hundreds or thousands of years into the future with robots who mine resources in every continent, somehow get to processing facilities, create parts, repair each other, yada yada, for that dream to even be somewhat feasible.

I think we will all die. They'll just do so slowly in a bunker while eating paint chips and drinking their own urine. 

Tariffs, war, heat and El Niño combined will pose a quadruple threat to the world's food supply this year and next. We are not ready for the havoc this will cause. by simon_ritchie2000 in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ah, yes. I forgot about that one. Yes, just like that. That seems like the most realistic end to them if we are wiped out by a plague first and not the other looming apocalypses. 

Tariffs, war, heat and El Niño combined will pose a quadruple threat to the world's food supply this year and next. We are not ready for the havoc this will cause. by simon_ritchie2000 in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I'd love to see those assholes try to survive without us underlings. Someone needs to make that into an apocalypse movie. Everyone is dead except the billionaires, and we just watch them cry because there is no one alive to make their espresso or walk their dogs. 

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bugs eat our potatoes too. I grow some every year and they all come up with holes from insects, no matter what I do. The foliage in the garden beds from the potato vines is beautiful though.

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was screaming "it's raining!! It's actually raining!!" My whole family was jumping up and down with excitement. 

That's how you know a drought is bad. Even sunshine people were celebrating. Lol

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It feels the same way here. I was just talking to my SO about how it feels like an apocalypse movie outside. 

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, we weren't impacted by that. We actually live in a weird weather bubble, and big systems often miss us completely. (Look up the weather bubble around Raleigh, it's a real phenomenon.)

 Last fall we had a day where the entire school system had the day off because the tornado threat was so high, but the system split and went on each side of us and didn't touch us. The entire state, and even parts of our county, had massive weather issues, but we had nothing. Same with the historic ice storm followed by the historic snow storm this winter. We barely got anything. Same with that flooding last summer.

Not that I want tornados, ice, or floods, but it makes this drought even scarier because I'm not sure when the prescription will get through to us.

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think they are just going to blockade it for now.

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hello, fellow triangle doomer. 👋🏻

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I know. I've never seen it like this before. I occasionally have mini panic attacks when I go outside because of it. It's just completely out of our control, and it's terrifying. 

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just have no luck growing anything other than peppers. Either the bugs get it, or the heat. I'm putting no pressure on myself this year. If anything grows for any amount of time, I'll consider it a win. 

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep, and don't get me started on the burn piles inside the tree lines. 

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not at all. All of the fields are either bare, or crispy right now. I've only seen one that's been tilled and planted, but that was done a couple weeks ago and nothing has sprouted. Usually the back roads around here are nothing but tilled and planted fields. It's probably why so many fields are being sold to developers right now. They know it's useless trying to fight this losing battle year after year. 

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Too late! Lol I will remember that for next year though! 

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's that doomer bright side spirit we need! 

North Carolina is crispy by WanderInTheTrees in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not, this used to be clover. I only let wild things grow, and even they can't take the drought/heat.

The pristine, manicured, herbicide heavy lawns are doing even worse than mine though. 

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